Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-26
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The water in the Sacramento has re-
coded to s feet inches.
Colusa county is rejoicing over the fact
| that but one prisoner is confined in its Jail.
The case OF Hyman vs.. Lowell is to be
tried in Judge Van Fleets Court next
Thursday.
Notaries were yesterday appointed as
follows: J. L. Strong, Woodland; Lewis
B. Harris, San Francisco.
County Treasures settled with the State
yesterday, as follows: San Joaquin, S.
536 IS; Santa Clara county, S12,037.
Grand Master Elwood Bruner, of the
|. o. o. F., is visiting the subordinate
Lodges throughout the northern portion of
the State.
grand musical and literary entertain
ment will be given by the young people of
the Christian Chapel this evening at s
o'clock.
K. b. Sackett, a prominent fruit and
vegetable raiser near Winters, is going to
try the experiment of shipping a carload
of watermelons and canteloupes to Chicago.
While ]. S. Wheeler was riding on horse
back at Fourth and K streets Yesterday. the
animal reared up, fell over back wards upon
him, but he luckily escaped with only
slight bruises.
Uncle John Douglas went rabbit hunting
in the tules back of Washington Yesterday.
His weapon, a 22-caliber pistol, went off in
his pants pocket and came near doing him
an irreDarable injury.
A new artificial stone walk is to be laid
around the st. George building, southeast
corner of Fourth and j streets, distance
of 254 feet. Let the good work go on until
all the sidewalks are so constructed.
Indian Dick, Woodland character, ac-
cidentally fell from moving train near
Swingles yesterday morning and broke his
right leg, besides receiving numerous
bruises. He was brought to the city and
taken TO the County Hospital for treat
ment.
AT a late hour last night James Mccarthy
sought the seclusion of the police station.
There he told story of being beaten and
kicked, but was unable to explain where it
happened or who had assaulted him He
could scarcely walk FROM the effect of his
injury.
Workmen yesterday commenced re-
modelling the Lindley building on the
southeast corner of Seventh and streets
The two stores will be made into one, and
the appearance of the premises very much
improved.
w. a 0lloert, a young man IN the en-
ploy of Warehouse & Lester, yesterday
lost the index finger of his right hand
while monkeying" with buzz saw
Luckily for him he had policy in one of
the accident insurance companies and will
be entitled to draw $40 per week during the
time he is disabled.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 75o which is 80 warmer than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was 950 and $50, with
gentle southerly winds during the morn
ing, gentle northerly winds at noon, and
fresh southerly winds during the evening
with weather clear.
Saturday young man by the name Of
James Kennedy came over from the grant
to the city to see the elephant. He turned
! up at the hospital last evening with a
broken jaw and lacerated ear. He does
not know where he has been nor who hit
him. 1t has been suggested that he found
the animal he was in quest of and it
stepped on him.
Mrs. S. H. Nelly, formerly of Sacra-
mento but for the last two years resident
of Los Angeles, died in the latter city on
Saturday after a brief illness The de-
ceased leaves three sons and three daugh-
ters the latter being Mrs. ]. w. O'Meara
and Miss Hattie Nicely, of this city, and
Mrs. W. B. Mexican, of Oakland.